Liberated lab chimpanzees see the sky for the first time

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An adult chimpanzee plays with a young chimp at the Chimp Haven sanctuaryGerald Herbert/AP

Sophie Tedmanson

Last updated at 6:29AM, March 13 2013

It is a heartwarming sight: a look of confusion on a chimpanzee’s face turns
to amazement as he looks to the sky and realises there are no bars above
him, before he cautiously manoeuvres his way across the ground, feeling
grass under foot for the first time in his life.